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CIBUS 2012, #1 ITALIAN TRADITIONAL & ARTISAN FOOD EVENT IN ITALY May be you heard of CIBUS, the major event for Italian gourmet food. Venue is hold each other year in Parma, Italy. This year is on May 7-1… Started by stefano dodero in General	2	Apr 12, 2012 Reply by stefano dodero
100 Acts of Green -- Share Your Green Initiatives With Us! Most – if not all – independent grocers are involved in green initiatives of some sort, whether it’s environmentally-friendly refrigeration… Started by Joseph Tarnowski in General	2	Apr 7, 2012 Reply by Neil Kudrinko
How hard is it for you to find good meat cutters for your meat markets? I am the owner of http://meatcuttersclub.com/ I talked with recruiters every day for major companies looking for meat cutters, they tell… Started by Leon Wildberger in Fresh Foods	3	Mar 21, 2012 Reply by Taz Vass
How are You Addressing the Food Desert Issue? In many rural and urban areas of the country, access to a full-service grocery store offering a variety of fresh and healthy foods at a rea… Started by Joseph Tarnowski in General	2	Mar 9, 2012 Reply by Joseph Tarnowski
Are you attending the NGA Show? I love to meet members in person, so let me know if you will be attending the NGA Show next week in Vegas, and perhaps we can arrange a get… Started by Joseph Tarnowski in General	10	Feb 8, 2012 Reply by Joseph Tarnowski
Tablets for Business The last time I posted a question about tablets, they were pretty new -- that is, only the iPad existed. Now there are a ton on the market… Started by Joseph Tarnowski in Retail Technology	5	Feb 1, 2012 Reply by David Wolfe
Competing in the center-store After 50 years in the grocery business, I have pretty much given up on the center-store, as we traditionally know it. We as independents c… Started by Tony Orlando in General	1	Nov 22, 2011 Reply by Neil Kudrinko
Shoplifting - Should we arrest every shoplifter? This story illustrates the question that arises occasionally...."Should retailers prosecute "every time", tie up the courts, tie up our emp… Started by Bill Alford in Operations	4	Nov 9, 2011 Reply by Bill Alford
To Self-Checkout, or Not to Self-Checkout, That is the Question There's been a lot of industry buzz around self-checkout since Albertsons LLC and Big Y have decided to exit the self-checkout arena, citin… Started by Joseph Tarnowski in Retail Technology	5	Oct 11, 2011 Reply by Robert Blankenship
Pending Doom: What are you doing to prepare for the Big One (whatever that is) There's nothing like an earthquake to get one thinking about disaster recovery. As I sat in my Queens apartment writing copy for our Septem… Started by Joseph Tarnowski in Retail Technology	0	Sep 1, 2011